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MAYOR HAHN OPENS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS Joins Councilman LaBonge, Hundreds of Supporters
Saturday December 11, 2004For Immediate Release
Los Angeles -- Mayor Jim Hahn today celebrated the grand opening of his campaign headquarters with the help of Councilman Tom LaBonge and hundreds of supporters from across the city.
"Los Angeles has turned the corner -- violent crime is down 18 percent and housing production has doubled since I took office, and I want to continue that momentum," Mayor Hahn said. "We can only make Los Angeles a better place with the help of the people of Los Angeles. Together, we will win in 2005, and together we will make sure Los Angeles stays on track."
"Jim Hahn is the person who has turned Los Angeles around," Councilman LaBonge said. "There was a time, just a few years ago, when the Police Department was not headed in the right direction. But Jim Hahn made a tough decision to bring in new leadership and turned it around. A safer city means better business for us all."
Among Mayor Hahn's supporters are a broad spectrum of Los Angeles residents; U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein; Councilmembers Garcetti, Hahn, LaBonge, Miscikowski, Perry, Reyes and Smith; and a growing number of labor organizations including the Service Employees International Union locals in Los Angeles, the Southern California District Council of Laborers, AFSCME District Council 36, Teamsters Joint Council 42, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 770, Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, Ironworkers Local 433, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, Communication Workers of American Southern California Council, and the Southern California Pipe Trades.